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EP 0219606 B1 19900411 - HEART PACE MAKER

Title (en)

HEART PACE MAKER

Publication

EP 0219606 B1 19900411 (DE)

Application

EP 86107948 A 19860611

Priority

DE 3535181 A 19851002

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4686990A] A battery test circuit for a heart pacemaker generates a signal which corresponds to the charge status of the pacemaker battery which is displayable in a manner which does not interfere with the normal pacing frequency of the pacemaker. A marking pulse is generated by the circuit at a chronological position between successive stimulation pulses which is dependent upon the charge status of the battery at the time the marking pulse is generated.

IPC 1-7

A61N 1/36

IPC 8 full level

A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/37 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61N 1/3708 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0219606 A1 19870429; EP 0219606 B1 19900411; DE 3535181 A1 19870409; DE 3670208 D1 19900517; JP H034290 Y2 19910204; JP S6259043 U 19870413; US 4686990 A 19870818

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86107948 A 19860611; DE 3535181 A 19851002; DE 3670208 T 19860611; JP 15063286 U 19860930; US 90821386 A 19860917